President Dilma Rousseff has won an important political battle with the approval of the minimum wage for 2011 at R$545 (US$330) /month. With the help of Vice-President Michel Temer of the government-allied Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), Dilma gained ample support for the proposal, which increases the minimum wage by just 6.86 per cent from its 2010 level, despite early threats from coalition allies to pressure for an 18 per cent hike. The government’s proposal received 361...
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